ONE CANAL PLACE is a thirty-two (32) story fully sprinkled office building constructed of steel, concrete and glass. The following emergency plan has been developed by building management in compliance with established Emergency Evacuation Procedures.
The need for an emergency plan is obvious. We would like to encourage each tenant to create and implement its own internal plan in conjunction with the One Canal Place building plan so that optimum safety can be achieved for all. The fire prevention equipment located in this building is modern, inspected annually and code compliant. It consists of a sprinkler system, smoke detectors, a central control desk, and other related components. We hope a crisis will never take place, but we must be prepared in the event that one does occur.
A plan is only as effective as the people who participate; therefore when you select personnel to represent your business as a Safety Warden (SW) or a Deputy Warden (DW), your selection for such individuals should be someone who is reliable and respected by other employees of your office. These individuals should be someone who rarely travels and is familiar with the names and faces of all employees in your office. Designee suggestions would be the office manager, human resources manager or both depending on the size of your office. Remember, if an emergency does arise, these are the people that you will depend on for your safety and possibly for your survival.
Our recommendation is that one (1) Safety Warden be assigned to every 7,500 square feet of occupied space or less depending on the number of employees within your office. A Deputy Warden should be appointed for every Safety Warden assigned. These assigned individuals should be responsible for the development and implementation of your internal plan, if created, as well as the implementation of the building’s plan. For you and your staff’s knowledge, attached please find floor plans denoting the location of stairwells, fire extinguishers, emergency phones and fire pull stations.
This fire and emergency/evacuation plan consists of the following:
- Evacuation Procedures
- Fire Drills
- Bomb Threat Procedures
- Description and Locations of the Fire Prevention Equipment
- Responsibilities of tenants and the Building Emergency Organization (BEO)